Lovely Lemon Meringue Pie

• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon rind
• 3 eggs, seperated
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 pie shell
• 6 tablespoons sugar

1. Combine the cornstarch, 1 1/4 of a cup of sugar, lemon juice and lemon rind.
2. Seperate the eggs and beat the egg yolks. Add to lemon mixture.
3. In a sauce pan over medium heat, Gradually add boiling water. Heat the mixture to a gentle boil and continue for 4 minutes.
4. Add the mixture to the pie shell.
5. FOR MERINGUE: beat the egg whites using a mixer until stiff, then beat in the remaining 6 T of sugar.
6. Spread the Meringue over the hot pie. Be sure to seal the edges with mergingue.
7. Bake at 425 degrees in a hot oven for 4-5 minutes or until the tips of the meringue are golden brown.
8. Let cool and serve cold.
9. Enjoy!

cornstarch, sugar, lemon juice, lemon rind, eggs, boiling water, pie shell, sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lovely-lemon-meringue-pie-377502 (may not work)